Rorbas
in Bezirk Bülach of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.531 and 8.576 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 31' 51" and E 8° 34' 31"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:46 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:15 am and 8:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Discover Rorbas

Rorbas in Bezirk Bülach (Canton of Zurich) with it's 1,797 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 66 mi (or 107 km) north-east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Rorbas is now 11:46 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Rorbas, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 25 mi (or 39 km). The closest in Switzerland is Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 38 mi (or 39 km), South-West. We encountered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bulach, Lottstetten, Jestetten, Grossandelfingen and Dielsdorf. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F

Morning Temperature -0°C / 32 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 46%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

17°C (62 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

18°C (64 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Romantik Hotel Gasthof Hirschen

Address
3,9 mi
Untergass 28
8193 Eglisau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 12:00


Zurich Airport Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
5,4 mi
ZURICH AIRPORT FLUGHAFEN
8058 Zuerich Flughafen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Allegra

Address
5,7 mi
Hamelirainstr. 3
8302 Kloten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Inn By Radisson Zurich Airport

Address
5,8 mi
Flughofstrasse 75
8153 Rümlang
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


HOTEL ZUM GOLDENEN KOPF

Address
1,8 mi
MARKTGASSE 9
8180 Bülach
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Höri INN

Address
2,9 mi
Hofstrasse 21
8181 Höri
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 18:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 12:00


Fly Away

Address
5,6 mi
Marktgasse 19
8302 Kloten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 6:00 - 0:00


Welcome Inn

Address
5,6 mi
Holbergstr. 1
8302 Kloten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn Express ZÜRICH AIRPORT

Address
5,7 mi
Hofwisenstrasse 30,Rümlang
8153 ZURICH
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Slope soaring Hobbyking Mini Swift

Published: November 21, 2010
Length: 42:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: flyinggriffin8184

Fixed camera footage of my HK Mini Swift slope soaring. http://flyinggriffin.blog.com/


Abendgold - Sonnenuntergang über Bülach

Published: February 23, 2013
Length: 01:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Heinz Dössegger

Dank der Timelapse Aufnahmetechnik kann man Ereignisse darstellen wie man sie zwar auch sehen kann, aber vermutlich nicht in dieser Form wahrnimmt. Bei diesem Sonnenuntergang ...


Ausbau der Schul- und Volkssternwarte Bülach

Published: September 06, 2011
Length: 48:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Juerg Alean

Ausbau der Schul- und Volkssternwarte Bülach. Zusammensetzen vorfabrizierter Elemente. 6. September 2011. http://sternwartebuelach.ch/


Aussichtsturm Petersboden

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 20:21 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Beta Blocker

Der Aussichtsturm Altberg ist ein 40 Meter hoher Aussichtsturm in der Gemeinde Rorbas des Kantons Zürich in der Schweiz. Der Turm ist eine Spende von Baumeister Walter Egg - Gattiker. Er...


Bike Trail - von Glattfelden Richtung Eglisau (Zürich)

Published: April 12, 2014
Length: 19:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ensF!LMS

Bike Trail dem Rhein entlang.


Herbstfest Freienstein-Teufen 2013: Aikido-Demonstration

Published: September 23, 2013
Length: 11:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aikido Arte

Aikido Arte (Beatrice, Ruth, Florian und Philipp) zeigt Aikido: Techniken am Boden und stehend.


CamTestRide mit meiner Z800

Published: July 22, 2014
Length: 36:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thomas

Meine erste Cam-Testfahrt. Die Befestigung muss ich nochmals überdenken, sorry für die Wackler! Der Sound ist auch noch ziemlich bad. liegt aber am WaterProof-Case der Cam. Die nächste...


The secret experiments from Mr Frankenstein. Top secret!!

Published: November 28, 2013
Length: 25:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Abel Oliva

The Doctor Frankenstein's diary that was believed lost since 200 years ago, recently has been found in 2013. Here we can find some of his first attempts to modify the Mother Nature. Investigators...


Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Published: February 09, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jose Avila Thompson

Video corto 4K Note 3.


Local train at Embrach-Rorbas

Published: June 25, 2014
Length: 48:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Frederick König

via YouTube Capture.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Irchel

Irchel is also the name of a hill in the city of Zürich, and of a campus of Zürich University located there. The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory of Buch am Irchel, Berg am Irchel and Freienstein-Teufen, separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts. It is an outlying ridge of the Jura, rising to 694 m, lying east of the Lägern. Historically, it was part of the Germanic Limes.

Located at 47.55, 8.58333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the canton of Zurich

Weinberg (Winterthur)

Weinberg is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Wülflingen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|29|28|N|8|36|41|E|region:CH |primary |name= }} 19px This Canton of Zurich location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte Template:Portal:Switzerland/Stub

Located at 47.4911, 8.61139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Winterthur

Sternwarte Bülach

Sternwarte Bülach is an observatory near Bülach, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.5196, 8.57065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Astronomical observatories in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Bülach

Bülach railway station

Bülach is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Bülach. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, at the point where it is joined by the Bülach branch of the Bülach-Regensberg Railway. Bülach station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5, S22 and S41, as well as some long distance trains. The S5 connects Zurich and Rafz, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach.

Located at 47.5237, 8.53574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Bülach

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Bülach / Altstadt: Bülach − beim Hotel Restaurant zum goldenen Kopf, Bülach / Altstadt (source)

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Lufingen: Gemeinde − Sandächer NW, Lufingen (source)

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Lufingen: Gemeinde − Sandächer NO, Lufingen (source)

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Lufingen: Lufingen, Dorf, Lufingen (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rorbas, Rorbas-Freienstein